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ACRL Announces New Publications
The ACRL announced the publication of some new books. The book primarily highlighted is the book titled
Working Together: Collaborative Information Practices for Organizational Learning. The author of this book is Mary M. Somerville. "Working Together" presents a framework for comprehensive redesign of library organizations. Other books featured in the announcement included
Changing Academic Library: Operations, Cultures, Environments: Publications in Librarianship by John M. Budd and the following two books by Melanie Hawks:
Influencing Without Authority and
Life-Work Balance. More information about these and other publications is available at the ALA Store Web site at
www.alastore.ala.org.
Other new publications from ACRL include books such as
Framing Library Instruction by John M. Budd. For more information on this and other titles,
click here.
ACRL Immersion '10 Program
ACRL is accepting applications for its Immersion '10 Program. Complete program details and application materials are online at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/issues/infolit/professactivity/iil/immersion/immersion10.cfm. The application deadline is December 11, 2009.
The ACRL Immersion '10 Program provides four and a half days on intensive information literacy training and education for academic librarians. Applications are being accepted for Immersion '10 Teacher and Program tracks, to be held at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont, July 25-30, 2010. For more information about the Teacher and Program track curriculum and learning outcomes, go to http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/issues/infolit/professactivity/iil/immersion/immersion10.cfm.
Acceptance to Immersion '10 is competitive to ensure an environment that fosters group interaction and active participation. The application deadline is December 11, 2009, and notifications will be issued in February 2010.
Questions concerning the program or application process should be directed to Margot Conahan at (312) 280-2522, or email mconahan@ala.org.
2009 Women's Leadership Institute
ACRL is partnering with seven higher education associations to offer the 2009 Women's Leadership Institute, to be held from December 6 - 9, 2009 in Amelia Island, Florida. The early-bird registration deadline for the institute is September 18. Complete program details, cosponsors and a link to registration materials are available at
http://www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/womensleadership.cfm.
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